Half of this floating house by +31 Architects is submerged below the waterline of Amsterdam’s river Amstel, while the other opens out to a buoyant terrace. Watervilla Weesperzijde is connected to the quay by a wooden bridge, which flexes as the residence rises and falls with the tide. Sliding glass doors added to the lounge...
Floating Cedar House On The Side Of Lake Huron
Named Floating House by MOS Architects, the two-storey building provides a summer residence on the Canadian side of Lake Huron. Thanks to its pontoon base, the house adapts to the changing water levels of the lake, which rise and fall throughout the year. Externally the building is clad in a rainscreen of cedar planks. Living...
Exbury Egg Acquatic Pod For Ultra-Minimal Living On Water
Artist Stephen Turner designed a studio space as a personal experiment in minimal life – an egg-shaped floating home and studio space. First, he thought it to be an installation but now he uses it as a yearlong home. The entire home is wrapped in wood; the outside of the egg is mostly unadorned, with...
H2Office – Small Floating Prefab Office
The H2Office was originally conceived as a floating office unit. Although its design is quite versatile so it could be remodeled and used in many other ways. It could become a living place, a meeting/working area, a play room, a dining area and so on. As the office the unit provides enough space for one...
Modern Floating Home on Lake Union
This home is locate in the region where building floating houses is a long time tradition – Lake Union, Seattle. Even though it is surrounded by other similar houses it has much more modern design and good look. The site is very small but architects managed to create great place as for living as for...
Small Cabin Up The Lake
Small floating cabins on lakes aren’t a new idea nowadays. It’s a great retrieve place to spend summer and sunny weekends there. What could be better than clean nature and peaceful water around you? Float cabins are a big part of Coastal British Columbia history. On Powell Lake, float cabins were inexpensive hunting and fishing...